Civilian Occupation

Beschreibung

Beschreibung

Censored last year by the Association of Israeli Architects, "A Civilian Occupation" is the first attempt by Israeli architects, scholars, journalists, and photographers to highlight the role of Israeli architecture in the Middle East conflict.

Portrait

Rafi Segal and Eyal Weizman are Israeli architects based in Tel Aviv. Their office is involved with practical and theoretical projects. Exhibitions related to A Civilian Occupation: The Politics of Israeli Architecture were held at the Storefront Gallery for Art and Architecture in New York and in Kunst-Werke Berlin.

Pressestimmen

"An incriminating piece of work that shows how deeply implicated Israeli architects have been in the state's expansionism." -- Anne Karpf, Jewish Chronicle "A half-century later, this slice of history helps explain the intensity of a dispute currently dividing Israeli architects." -- Alan Riding, New York Times